diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a83affec..682a00da 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,25 +1,17 @@
 # Include your project-specific ignores in this file
 # See https://help.github.com/ignore-files/ for more about ignoring files
 
-# Dependencies
-/node_modules
-/flow-typed
-# Testing
-/coverage
+# Build output
+build/
 
-# Production
-/build
-/secrets
+# Dependencies
+node_modules/
+flow-typed/
 
-# Misc
-.firebase/*
-__generated__
-.DS_Store
-.env.local
-.env.development.local
-.env.test.local
-.env.production.local
+# Testing
+coverage/
 
+# Logs
 npm-debug.log*
 yarn-debug.log*
 yarn-error.log*
@@ -31,3 +23,13 @@ firebase-error.log*
 !.vscode/snippets
 !.vscode/launch.json
 !.vscode/settings.json
+
+# Misc
+.firebase/*
+__generated__
+.DS_Store
+.env.local
+.env.*.local
+.eslintcache
+.yarn-integrity
+backup.sql
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bd789008..d550a8a7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ Also, you need to be familiar with [HTML][html], [CSS][css], [JavaScript][js] ([
 ├── node_modules/                  # 3rd-party libraries and utilities
 ├── public/                        # Static files such as favicon.ico etc.
 ├── scripts/                       # Automation scripts (yarn update-schema etc.)
-├── seeds/                         # Reference and seed data for the database
 ├── src/                           # Application source code
 │   ├── admin/                     # Admin section (Dashboard, User Management etc.)
 │   ├── common/                    # Shared React components and HOCs
@@ -114,13 +113,13 @@ Then open [http://localhost:3000/](http://localhost:3000/) to see your app.<br>
 $ yarn db-change                   # Create a new database migration file
 $ yarn db-migrate                  # Migrate database to the latest version
 $ yarn db-rollback                 # Rollback the latest migration
-$ yarn db-save                     # Save data from database to JSON files
-$ yarn db-seed                     # Seed database with previously saved data
+$ yarn db-backup --env=prod        # Write database backup to backup.sql
+$ yarn db-restore                  # Restore database backup from backup.sql
 $ yarn db                          # Open PostgreSQL shell (for testing/debugging)
 ```
 
-**Note**: Appending `--env=prod`, `--env=test` flags to any of the commands above will force it to
-use database connection settings from `.env.production` and/or `.env.test` file(s).
+**Note**: Appending `--env=prod` or `--env=test` flags to any of the commands above will force it
+to use database connection settings from `.env.production` or `.env.test` files.
 
 ### How to Test
 
@@ -134,7 +133,7 @@ $ yarn test                        # Run unit tests. Or, `yarn test -- --watch`
 
 1.  Create a new **Google Cloud** project and **Cloud SQL** database.
 2.  Configure authentication in **Firebase** dashboard.
-3.  Set Firebase project ID in `.firebaserc` file.
+3.  Set Google Cloud project ID in `package.json` file (see `scripts`).
 4.  Set API keys, secrets and other settings in `.env.production` file.
 5.  Migrate the database by running `yarn db-migrate --env=prod`.
 6.  Finally, deploy your application by running `yarn deploy-prod`.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0abfafb2..642b3099 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@
     }
   },
   "scripts": {
+    "setup": "node ./scripts/setup",
     "update-schema": "node ./scripts/update-schema",
     "relay": "relay-compiler --src ./src --schema ./schema.graphql",
-    "setup": "node ./scripts/setup",
     "prestart": "yarn relay",
     "start": "react-app start",
     "build": "react-app build",
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@
     "lint": "eslint --ignore-path .gitignore --ignore-pattern \"!**/.*\" .",
     "lint-fix": "eslint --ignore-path .gitignore --ignore-pattern \"!**/.*\" --fix . && yarn run prettier --write \"**/*.{js,json}\"",
     "db": "node ./scripts/db",
-    "db-save": "node ./scripts/db-save",
+    "db-backup": "node ./scripts/db-backup",
+    "db-restore": "node ./scripts/db-restore",
     "db-change": "knex migrate:make",
     "db-migrate": "knex migrate:latest",
     "db-rollback": "knex migrate:rollback",
diff --git a/scripts/db-backup.js b/scripts/db-backup.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..133d2371
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/db-backup.js
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+/**
+ * React Starter Kit for Firebase
+ * https://github.com/kriasoft/react-firebase-starter
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-present Kriasoft | MIT License
+ */
+
+const fs = require('fs');
+const readline = require('readline');
+const cp = require('child_process');
+const { EOL } = require('os');
+
+// Load environment variables (PGHOST, PGUSER, etc.)
+require('../knexfile');
+
+// Ensure that the SSL key file has correct permissions
+if (process.env.PGSSLKEY) {
+  cp.spawnSync('chmod', ['0600', process.env.PGSSLKEY], { stdio: 'inherit' });
+}
+
+// Get the list of database tables
+let cmd = cp.spawnSync(
+  'psql',
+  [
+    '--no-align',
+    '--tuples-only',
+    '--record-separator=|',
+    '--command',
+    "SELECT table_name FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_schema='public' AND table_type='BASE TABLE'",
+  ],
+  {
+    stdio: ['inherit', 'pipe', 'inherit'],
+  },
+);
+
+if (cmd.status !== 0) {
+  console.error('Failed to read the list of database tables.');
+  process.exit(cmd.status);
+}
+
+const tables = cmd.stdout
+  .toString('utf8')
+  .trim()
+  .split('|')
+  .filter(x => x !== 'migrations' && x !== 'migrations_lock')
+  .map(x => `public."${x}"`)
+  .join(', ');
+
+// Dump the database
+cmd = cp
+  .spawn(
+    'pg_dump',
+    [
+      '--data-only',
+      '--no-owner',
+      '--no-privileges',
+      '--column-inserts',
+      '--disable-triggers',
+      '--exclude-table=migrations',
+      '--exclude-table=migrations_lock',
+      '--exclude-table=migrations_id_seq',
+      '--exclude-table=migrations_lock_index_seq',
+      ...process.argv.slice(2).filter(x => !x.startsWith('--env')),
+    ],
+    {
+      stdio: ['pipe', 'pipe', 'inherit'],
+    },
+  )
+  .on('exit', code => {
+    if (code !== 0) process.exit(code);
+  });
+
+const out = fs.createWriteStream('backup.sql', { encoding: 'utf8' });
+const rl = readline.createInterface({ input: cmd.stdout, terminal: false });
+
+rl.on('line', line => {
+  // Some (system) triggers cannot be disabled in a cloud environment
+  // "DISABLE TRIGGER ALL" => "DISABLE TRIGGER USER"
+  if (line.endsWith(' TRIGGER ALL;')) {
+    out.write(`${line.substr(0, line.length - 5)} USER;${EOL}`, 'utf8');
+  }
+  // Add a command that truncates all the database tables
+  else if (line.startsWith('SET row_security')) {
+    out.write(`${line}${EOL}${EOL}TRUNCATE TABLE ${tables} CASCADE;${EOL}`);
+  } else {
+    out.write(`${line}${EOL}`, 'utf8');
+  }
+});
diff --git a/scripts/db-restore.js b/scripts/db-restore.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..96422502
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/db-restore.js
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/**
+ * React Starter Kit for Firebase
+ * https://github.com/kriasoft/react-firebase-starter
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-present Kriasoft | MIT License
+ */
+
+const cp = require('child_process');
+
+// Load environment variables (PGHOST, PGUSER, etc.)
+require('../knexfile');
+
+// Ensure that the SSL key file has correct permissions
+if (process.env.PGSSLKEY) {
+  cp.spawnSync('chmod', ['0600', process.env.PGSSLKEY], { stdio: 'inherit' });
+}
+
+cp.spawn(
+  'psql',
+  [
+    '--file=backup.sql',
+    '--echo-errors',
+    '--no-readline',
+    ...process.argv.slice(2).filter(x => !x.startsWith('--env')),
+  ],
+  {
+    stdio: 'inherit',
+  },
+).on('exit', process.exit);